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i think really one has to think about if this economy would ever get any legs, any momentum. you have to think about the inflation picture. the fed has got so much emphasis on this market. it's an open ended quantitative easing market at this point. any type of momentum, any type of inflation, people are going to be concerned about that and that's why you're seeing this major interest in gold. will warmer this week bring a chill to nat gas? i think definitely it will. you saw last week futures prices sink back to 350 or so on a bigger build in inventories when we were expecting a draw. we look at the extended range forecast and we do see warmer temps across the east coast and the midwest. it's going to take a cold winter to draw off these inventories and to bring prices back up to higher levels and we're just not seeing that at this point. thanks kevin, have a good week. thank you. mexico's new president was inaugurated over the weekend. 46-year-old enrique pena nieto says he wants to change mexico's relationship with the u-s toward trade and manufacturing and away from viole
i think really one has to think about if this economy would ever get any legs, any momentum. you have to think about the inflation picture. the fed has got so much emphasis on this market. it's an open ended quantitative easing market at this point. any type of momentum, any type of inflation, people are going to be concerned about that and that's why you're seeing this major interest in gold. will warmer this week bring a chill to nat gas? i think definitely it will. you saw last week futures...
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investors continue to take a cautious approach with the economy and looming fiscal cliff and the surprise announcement that italy's prime minister is going to resign. that's putting stress on europe's efforts to get control of the its crisis. >>> there are new and serious problems with apple maps on the iphone. police in mildora, australia say they've been having to rescue people because apple maps say it is located in a national park 40 miles away. some drivers have been stranded in the park without food or water while looking for mildura. others have had to walk through temperatures of 150 degrees. apple has promised to fix the app. >>> this big rig fire -- the big rick burst into flames early this morning -- big rig burst into flames early this morning. it happened in san leandro after the truck ran into power lines. two people were in the truck, they escaped safely, thanks to the quick thicking of the driver who happened to have been a volunteer firefighter. >>> a man and woman were found bound and gagged in a san francisco street. that man has since died. the two were tied -- found t
investors continue to take a cautious approach with the economy and looming fiscal cliff and the surprise announcement that italy's prime minister is going to resign. that's putting stress on europe's efforts to get control of the its crisis. >>> there are new and serious problems with apple maps on the iphone. police in mildora, australia say they've been having to rescue people because apple maps say it is located in a national park 40 miles away. some drivers have been stranded in...
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markets why not scandal and find out what's really happening to the global economy in these kinds of reports. please speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world's hot spots fifty i p interviews an intriguing story to tell you here. and then try. to find out more visit our big teeth don't call. fiscal cliff fiscal cliff fiscal cliff if you completely fell off the mainstream news clip this week here's what you might have missed can you hear me now no more reindeer games in washington president obama and house speaker john boehner finally on speaking terms but the question is are they speaking each other's language when it comes to the fiscal cliff falling off the fiscal cliff into freefall is there a soft landing or not but to be the end of the world if washington failed to reach a deal to stop the more than half a billion dollars in spending cuts and tax increases from going into effect my next guest says the fiscal cliff is simply y2k fair all over again which amounted to nothing as i recall i agree we're not going to go over t
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they believe there will be a short recession and at the end of the recession the economy will go sky high and people well railize that big government is good soup. they believe that use, you have a >> we knew that those with ties to al qaeda were involved in the attack on the embassy issue and clearly the information given to the american people was wrong. and in fact ambassador rice said today it was wrong. >> we are significantly troubled by the answers we got and we didn't get, certainly overwhelming evidence. >> he is a member of the senate foreign relations committee which would consider the confirmation of ambassador susan rice if the president were to nominate ambassador rice to succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state. but senator johnny isaacson of georgia said he would not confirm her. why? >> i don't think she is confirmable right now because of the lack of information we have on the entire benghazi issue, from the administration. susan rice is the tip of the sphere. the administration has put her there. there are unanswered questions why we didn't have security for c
they believe there will be a short recession and at the end of the recession the economy will go sky high and people well railize that big government is good soup. they believe that use, you have a >> we knew that those with ties to al qaeda were involved in the attack on the embassy issue and clearly the information given to the american people was wrong. and in fact ambassador rice said today it was wrong. >> we are significantly troubled by the answers we got and we didn't get,...
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they believe there will be a short recession and at the end of the recession the economy will go sky high and people well railize that big government is good soup. they believe that use, you have a twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligatio. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. >> we knew that those with ties to al qaeda were involved in the attack on the embassy issue and clearly the information given to the american people was wrong. and in fact ambassador rice said today it was wrong. >> we are significantly troubled by the answers we got and we didn't get, certainly overwhelming evidence. >> he is a member of the senate foreign re
they believe there will be a short recession and at the end of the recession the economy will go sky high and people well railize that big government is good soup. they believe that use, you have a twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligatio. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose...
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find out what's really happening to the global economy with my next concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on. the news a secret laboratory to mccurdy was able to build a new its most sophisticated robot which will unfortunately doesn't give a dollar amount anything tunes mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans in green this is why you should care only dot com it's to. experience before theories words on the power of god. for my. they. make. the. fiscal cliff fiscal cliff fiscal cliff well if you completely fell off the mainstream news clip this week here's what you might have missed can you hear me now no more reindeer games in washington president obama and house speaker john boehner finally on speaking terms but the question is are they speaking each other's language when it comes to the fiscal cliff falling off the fiscal cliff into freefall is there a soft landing or not would it be the end of the world if washington failed to reach a deal to stop the more than half a billion dollars in spending cuts an
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is the world economy prepared to deal with another oil shock? the answer is no. >> until we can develop alternative fuels for transportation, the world remains at the mercy of the oil markets. weaning ourselves off fossil fuels is a slow and expensive business. but there is a fossil fuel that is relatively cheap and also plenty full. natural gas. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. so i never missed a beat. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. you can stay in and share something... or you can get out there and actually share something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. i got your campbell's chunky soup. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. the giants don't have a mascot! ohhh! eat up! new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and beans. hmmm. for giant hunger! thanks mom! see ya! whoaa...oops! mom? i'm ok. grandma? hi sweetie! she operates the h
is the world economy prepared to deal with another oil shock? the answer is no. >> until we can develop alternative fuels for transportation, the world remains at the mercy of the oil markets. weaning ourselves off fossil fuels is a slow and expensive business. but there is a fossil fuel that is relatively cheap and also plenty full. natural gas. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my...
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they believe there will be a short recession and at the end of the recession the economy will go sky high and people well railize that big government is good soup. they believe that use, you have a is what drives us to broadcast the world's biggest events in 3d, or live to your seat high above the atlantic ocean. it's what drives us to create eco-friendly race tracks, batteries that power tomorrow's cars, nearlyndestructible laptops, and the sustainable smart towns of the future. at panasonic, we're driven to make what matters most better. just another way we're engineering a better world for you. >> we knew that those with ties to al qaeda were involved in the attack on the embassy issue and clearly the information given to the american people was wrong. and in fact ambassador rice said today it was wrong. >> we are significantly troubled by the answers we got and we didn't get, certainly overwhelming evidence. >> he is a member of the senate foreign relations committee which would consider the confirmation of ambassador susan rice if the president were to nominate ambassador rice t
they believe there will be a short recession and at the end of the recession the economy will go sky high and people well railize that big government is good soup. they believe that use, you have a is what drives us to broadcast the world's biggest events in 3d, or live to your seat high above the atlantic ocean. it's what drives us to create eco-friendly race tracks, batteries that power tomorrow's cars, nearlyndestructible laptops, and the sustainable smart towns of the future. at panasonic,...
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growing the economy takes a bit of time. i take it that it was expense cutting because you went to -- you balanced your budget. >> i did. i presented a budget and the governor is expected to present a budget, and in that budget, my budget actually increased spending in medicaid and in education. my proposed budget but also trimmed back, for example, i trimmed back on the number of exempt employees. >> greta: what's that mean? >> people who answer just to the governor versus classified employees who you have to -- you can only get rid of an employee for cause. >> greta: so it's basically civil service versus appointments. >> exactly. governor richardson had grown the number of exempt employees by over 340. i have it down to i think 212 at this time. i got rid of the two chefs that were assigned to the residence. we sold the jet that governor richardson had purchased. we sold the jet in addition to four other planes. we cut the exempt employees. no one was going to hernandez ee than $125,000 for cabinet secretary. we were goin
growing the economy takes a bit of time. i take it that it was expense cutting because you went to -- you balanced your budget. >> i did. i presented a budget and the governor is expected to present a budget, and in that budget, my budget actually increased spending in medicaid and in education. my proposed budget but also trimmed back, for example, i trimmed back on the number of exempt employees. >> greta: what's that mean? >> people who answer just to the governor versus...
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let's get this but do it in a way that exacerbates the uncertain economy. the second -- we have to happen through innovation. whether it is the space program or tax credits for renewable energy. all that is important. we have to keep that going. that will get hard because we will face is demographics. that is my 74th birthday on april 7. i am aware of the and aging population which i have become and we are an aging population relative to what we were. luckily, we have millions of fresh arrivals that are younger and are energetic and they come from all over the world. we have to make sure our education system lifts them to their highest aspirations. when the society ages, it tends to -- it declines. that is the big demographic imperative. i was reviewing one of my favorite books on the roman republic. how did this village on the tiber grow to be the absolute leader of the known world in a few hundred years? it expanded its territory by plunder, by what ever. details. it was not pretty. [laughter] it added people, it kept getting bigger and incorporated the p
let's get this but do it in a way that exacerbates the uncertain economy. the second -- we have to happen through innovation. whether it is the space program or tax credits for renewable energy. all that is important. we have to keep that going. that will get hard because we will face is demographics. that is my 74th birthday on april 7. i am aware of the and aging population which i have become and we are an aging population relative to what we were. luckily, we have millions of fresh arrivals...
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today, archaeologists struggle to reconstruct the economies of the ancient world, because an economy is essential to any society, past or present. to understand the evolution of economies is to better understand people of all places and of all times. captions by captionamerica, pittsburgh, pa. funding for this program was provided by...
today, archaeologists struggle to reconstruct the economies of the ancient world, because an economy is essential to any society, past or present. to understand the evolution of economies is to better understand people of all places and of all times. captions by captionamerica, pittsburgh, pa. funding for this program was provided by...
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security and economy are numbers one and two. he mentioned a crime prevention program as well as a number of different hand outs to populations that are in need . he's got a lot on his plate tomorrow as sure. >> you have been there several days and today whampt is your impression of people there and their hopefulness? li would say that many peopline those who did not vote for him and that was 62 percent of the voters did not vote for him. they wish mexico well and they wish nieto well. mexicans want to see the country move forward and advance and i think everyone is pulling for him. 62 percent of the mexicans did not vote for the president? >> he won with 38 percent of the vote in a field of four candidates and three were the strongest. there is no question about the legitimacy of his election. but he definitely does not have half of the population behind him. >> he certainly doesn't have a mandate is what you are saying. lauren thank you for reporting for fox news latino . thank you, we appreciate it. for much more on mexico's n
security and economy are numbers one and two. he mentioned a crime prevention program as well as a number of different hand outs to populations that are in need . he's got a lot on his plate tomorrow as sure. >> you have been there several days and today whampt is your impression of people there and their hopefulness? li would say that many peopline those who did not vote for him and that was 62 percent of the voters did not vote for him. they wish mexico well and they wish nieto well....
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the government controls all aspects of the economy and to do business you have to bribe officials. the people's supervision network is the name of the website where zhu publishes the results of his research. one recent case involves a shopping center in huidong in the south of the country the mall opened in 2007 and went well at first. 1600 businesses moved in; all the stores were occupied. the owner hu weimin had invested 35 million euros in the building. then one day the local police chief came to him and demanded 60,000 euros. >> this is how i see it. there's another shopping center here and its owner is a friend of the police chief. as long as he was doing good business, the chief got his part. but as my mall flourished, the other guy lost business -- so he got the police to make trouble for me. >> mr. hu refused to pay the extortion money. what happened after that sounds like a classic mafia story. workers complained that they hadn't been paid and came and broke the windows in the mall. one of hu's employees, the security guard gong chengzhang, was on duty that day. he got inv
the government controls all aspects of the economy and to do business you have to bribe officials. the people's supervision network is the name of the website where zhu publishes the results of his research. one recent case involves a shopping center in huidong in the south of the country the mall opened in 2007 and went well at first. 1600 businesses moved in; all the stores were occupied. the owner hu weimin had invested 35 million euros in the building. then one day the local police chief...
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whenever allow somebody to get away without having an answer on the economy or form policy. this is an urgent issue. [applause] >> what let us to ultimately produce this report was the bait -- with the debate about hiv/aids. this is something that would destabilize countries and creek failed states and could have all sorts of national security consequences. the fact of the administration condie served in and jeb's brother was a president of the so much in this area, that was a perfect example of taking initiative from one realm and by recasting it, you created a much more powerful coalition. my own sense is that education is an issue where this can be done as well. because the people such as yourselves who are dedicated. the two people up here, joel has won the most typical jobs in america. he went in and did battle. if that is not the definition of public service, i do not know what is. and condie, who i have been lucky enough to work with in several administrations, she has given to this country in enormous ways. the fact that she is now one of the standard bearers of the
whenever allow somebody to get away without having an answer on the economy or form policy. this is an urgent issue. [applause] >> what let us to ultimately produce this report was the bait -- with the debate about hiv/aids. this is something that would destabilize countries and creek failed states and could have all sorts of national security consequences. the fact of the administration condie served in and jeb's brother was a president of the so much in this area, that was a perfect...
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economy. speakers include gene sperling, harvard university president, and former congresswoman and portugal vice-president, susan molinari. - google vice-president, susan molinari. from the american enterprise institute, join us live, 5:30 p.m. eastern also here on c- span. president obama troubles monday to an auto plant in michigan to merge congress to extend tax breaks for 998% of americans.
economy. speakers include gene sperling, harvard university president, and former congresswoman and portugal vice-president, susan molinari. - google vice-president, susan molinari. from the american enterprise institute, join us live, 5:30 p.m. eastern also here on c- span. president obama troubles monday to an auto plant in michigan to merge congress to extend tax breaks for 998% of americans.
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our innovative green building policies ensure while the city's population and economy continue to grow we are decreasing our carbon emissions and achieve a sustainable environment. for instance this requires all new buildings designed to meet the gas reduction goals. that means more than 6 million square feet of commercial space and 11,000 housing units all in the development pipeline have been designed using these principles. [applause] in fact san francisco was recently recognized by the world green building council as having the greenest building policy by any local level in the year 2011 and we just began implementing our existing commercial energy performance ordinance which helps private property owners lower energy use. through san francisco's program green sf we are making it easier for property owners to secure financing for green building upgrades and as can you see green buildings has become the standard rather than the exception. for our public libraries to affordable housing units, even to the home of our world series giants and their structure our buildings are achieving
our innovative green building policies ensure while the city's population and economy continue to grow we are decreasing our carbon emissions and achieve a sustainable environment. for instance this requires all new buildings designed to meet the gas reduction goals. that means more than 6 million square feet of commercial space and 11,000 housing units all in the development pipeline have been designed using these principles. [applause] in fact san francisco was recently recognized by the...
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you want to flirt with putting the economy into recession? have at it. >> that is essentially what the white house is up to right now. they said, in an era where americansment compromise, the president not compromising, this is what i want, and for that political agenda, i'm willing to go over the cliff. the secretary of treasury, the highest economic officer in the land said, oh, yeah, we're prepared to go over the cliff. that's telling the american people we don't care about the recession, unemployment that creates, we have an agenda, and that's more important. gerri: the k0*s of that could be the lost of 700,000 jobs, up to 2 million jobs, a recession, everybody predicts that. i want to talk to you, though, about the debt limit. we talked about that for a few minutes. an economist at moody's advising the president over a number of years had this to say about getting rid of the debt ceiling limit. we need to get rid of the ceiling law, it's a problem. what do you say to that? >> it's from a hundred years ago, and it was put there for a reas
you want to flirt with putting the economy into recession? have at it. >> that is essentially what the white house is up to right now. they said, in an era where americansment compromise, the president not compromising, this is what i want, and for that political agenda, i'm willing to go over the cliff. the secretary of treasury, the highest economic officer in the land said, oh, yeah, we're prepared to go over the cliff. that's telling the american people we don't care about the...
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remember the shanghai comp is not the chinese economy. if you look at technical indicators there are guying screening the table. i do think china looks very interesting for a lot of people. >> i think people at home are going to start thinking to themselves what happened to yum brands. >> so did tiffany. >> why the disconnect here? >> you have to understand that yum has a couple of specific issues. yum is not the only guy out there. >> it is the biggest guy out there. >> i think when you have competition and their comps were significantly high and this is one of the head winds for them their comps are too good and i don't think they will grow 50%. they are a luxury brand producer going after a sector of the market that is unsustainable. if you look at the chinese consumer they are not buying tiffany watches and eating at yum. it is a consumption story that is slowly getting better. >> is it time for a final trade? >> you asked me and i'm delivering. >> you bring it. you always bring it. >>> mieving on here. americans are piling into u.s.
remember the shanghai comp is not the chinese economy. if you look at technical indicators there are guying screening the table. i do think china looks very interesting for a lot of people. >> i think people at home are going to start thinking to themselves what happened to yum brands. >> so did tiffany. >> why the disconnect here? >> you have to understand that yum has a couple of specific issues. yum is not the only guy out there. >> it is the biggest guy out...
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economy and they all know it. there is no country in the world for the people in charge do not understand that they benefit from a strong, dependable, secure u.s. economy and energy is the key, i think. >> christine, can i just say something here? i think one program we have done in securing american pricing energy and is something of note that many of us have seen. i think it speaks to several key messages. just as we did in 2005, they're just as relevant today when we were importing 60% vs. 40% and continuing to go down. they also fall along what senator blunt said house well. but you see from when we have the oil crisis, there is no such thing as energy independence. some fear we define the problem as energy independence and it is all about imported oil. but then we solve a problem. we have been saying we needed to end our dependence on foreign oil, but the truth is we have a dependence on oil and any thing that happens anywhere in the world affects us here. if we miss diagnose the problem, we come up with the
economy and they all know it. there is no country in the world for the people in charge do not understand that they benefit from a strong, dependable, secure u.s. economy and energy is the key, i think. >> christine, can i just say something here? i think one program we have done in securing american pricing energy and is something of note that many of us have seen. i think it speaks to several key messages. just as we did in 2005, they're just as relevant today when we were importing 60%...
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we do not want to drive this economy into another recession. a recession that the republicans will own. >> if we were to pass, for instance, raising the top two rates and that's it, all of a sudden, we do have the leverage of the debt ceiling and we haven't given that up. >> reporter: congress must again vote to raise that debt ceiling early next year, that would mean a replay of last year's battle and a chance for republicans to regain the upper hand. the president has laid down an early marker. >> i will not play that game, because we have got to break that habit before it starts. >> reporter: speaker boehner's visit today with the president was only the second time since the election the two have meat face to face. pu publicly each have been waiting for the other to blinging m. >> to say they're go along with that and then we'll start negotiating on the other side. it makes no sense for us to negotiate against ourselves. >> reporter: as the cliff looms, one influential voice says enough is enough. >> that's like betting your country. that's
we do not want to drive this economy into another recession. a recession that the republicans will own. >> if we were to pass, for instance, raising the top two rates and that's it, all of a sudden, we do have the leverage of the debt ceiling and we haven't given that up. >> reporter: congress must again vote to raise that debt ceiling early next year, that would mean a replay of last year's battle and a chance for republicans to regain the upper hand. the president has laid down an...
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we're gonna vote, not float the economy! we're gonna vote, not float the economy! we're gonna vote, not float the economy! >> okay. i'm gonna take a moment to try to, um, talk, and we'll see if it works. i don't know if other people are here. but i actually think that what we just saw is, um, a true reflection of how hard what we're trying to do is. i'm really disappointed that when we're trying to create a forum to have discussions, um, we can't have everybody stay like they were invited to come and actually have this real discussion. was there are realish -- because there are real issues about how we're going to try to fix these problems on revenues, on social security, on medicare, on spending, on defense. and there are going to be different opinions about how we do it. and the truth is, there are going to be really hard choices, and people are not going to be able to all, um, have everything they want as we work as a country to try to dig ourselves out of a fiscal hole. so i'm actually not at all surprised, um, that people are concerned and worried about the ch
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or help the economy in any other state and would specifically in michigan. starting with you, congressman. >> they clearly depress wages. look, we can compete in michigan. we don't have to compete with the lowest common detom naturor. we're doing much better. we're doing much better because people have a voice in the workplace. what the state senator is doing in essence is to snuff out the voice in the workplace to destroy collective bargaining that made the middle class of michigan and this country. that's what this is really all about. >> ifill: state senator prose, you mentioned indiana repeatedly. give me a specific example of how indiana's economy has been improved. >> you bet. i think there are two very specific examples that we can point to. first off on more of a global perspective we have 12.5% increase according to the bureau of labor statistics, a reputable organization that we all point to, to determine our specific statistics t12.5% increase both in wages as well as in jobs. we've only seen a 3.1% increase in those states that are not right to w
or help the economy in any other state and would specifically in michigan. starting with you, congressman. >> they clearly depress wages. look, we can compete in michigan. we don't have to compete with the lowest common detom naturor. we're doing much better. we're doing much better because people have a voice in the workplace. what the state senator is doing in essence is to snuff out the voice in the workplace to destroy collective bargaining that made the middle class of michigan and...
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despite an economy that continues to struggle. a spokesperson with excess that they are expecting about 10 percent increase over last year between things living christmas. today 19 million packages along will go through the international network and the company plans to become worse as a reason for the increase. the busiest day for ups rejected the december 22nd that company also credits the commerce as the reason for an expected 6% increase in business. >> cable-tv subscribers may have to read more cable boxes. a federal rule change and they will allow cable companies to scramble all of their programming, including local broadcast and public stations. >> the devil co. say this will allow them to reduce that prevent people from watching program they didn't pay for and improve customer service. >> the federal commission's --the federal communications commission's as riveted the inscription of basic cable since 1994. but in october, the commission voted to allow it. >> mobile payments company square says it is now offering digital g
despite an economy that continues to struggle. a spokesperson with excess that they are expecting about 10 percent increase over last year between things living christmas. today 19 million packages along will go through the international network and the company plans to become worse as a reason for the increase. the busiest day for ups rejected the december 22nd that company also credits the commerce as the reason for an expected 6% increase in business. >> cable-tv subscribers may have...
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our whole analysis of the economy is correct. we need massive spending decreases, and they've got to stick with that. if they can get decent spending increases and have to agree to additional revenue, fine. if they get pushed in the position the president is trying to push them, they stick with their principles, you know, and a year and a half from now go to the electorate with that. it worked in 10. it will probably work in 14. it will be a shame because it will do a lot of damage to our economy in between, but the president has that really on his shoulders. he's the leader. >> greta: mayor, thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> greta: breaking news out of syria. the syrian government mixing components for the deadly sarin nerve gas. the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee joins us. nice t to see you. >> disturb disturbing news. it's been disturbing for a long period of time. assad killing his own people, but if he does this, i don't think there's any country in the world that really would approve of killing your peo
our whole analysis of the economy is correct. we need massive spending decreases, and they've got to stick with that. if they can get decent spending increases and have to agree to additional revenue, fine. if they get pushed in the position the president is trying to push them, they stick with their principles, you know, and a year and a half from now go to the electorate with that. it worked in 10. it will probably work in 14. it will be a shame because it will do a lot of damage to our...
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how sandy really flattened the economy. and what did america's children do to deserve this? fox reports on a program that will require students in several states to spend hundreds more hours in school each year. plus the new plan to save a small town doctor from extension. --ti extinction. that is a cust. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. humans -- sometis life trips us up. and sometimes, we trip ourselves up, but that's okay. at liberty mutual insurance we can "untrip" you as you go through your life with personalized policies and discounts when you need them most. just call... and speak with a licensed representative about saving on your policy when you get married, move into a new house... [crash!] or add a car to your policy. don't forget to ask about sang up to 10% when you combine your auto and home insurance with liberty mutual. security, coverage, and savis. all the things humans need to make our beautifully imperfect world a little lesimperfect. call... and lock in your rate for 12 months. liberty mutual insurance
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economy if washington fails to come up with the solution. and joining me now, angela mcglowan, a fox news political analyst and doug cornell, a former spokesperson for the democratic congressional campaign committee and a democratic strategist. great to see both of you. >> thank you, good to be with you. >> doug, you first, president obama and his weekly address this weekend says that democrats have some wiggle room on what they're willing to give to get a deal done. what are they willing to give? >> well, first of all, remember that as part of the budget control act the president signed into law about a trillion dollars in cuts and right now the president's priority is to pass a middle class tax cut and benefit 97% of small businesses, and that's the first priority and then, obviously, second part is to deal with the fiscal cliff and he's put entitle and spending cuts on the table and i think really, the issue here is whether republicans are going to be on the tax rates for the upper income folks. if that happens i think we'll have an agree
economy if washington fails to come up with the solution. and joining me now, angela mcglowan, a fox news political analyst and doug cornell, a former spokesperson for the democratic congressional campaign committee and a democratic strategist. great to see both of you. >> thank you, good to be with you. >> doug, you first, president obama and his weekly address this weekend says that democrats have some wiggle room on what they're willing to give to get a deal done. what are they...
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, participating in the economy. you take out $30 billion, which is the money that goes to these folks, you take that out of the economy, all that money gets spent instantly. if you remove that, you are going to in essence lose. that $30 billion turns into closer to $48 billion in terms of spending, keeping jobs, at not just their jobs but keeping the jobs of other workers. these folks are not sitting around. the jobs don't exist. they are not there. >> not only are they not sitting around. i love where we saw this new research that folks that are receiving unemployment benefits spend more hours per day. >> part of the requirement. >> looking for work than folks that don't do it. >> they will make more money if they can get a job. we don't have the jobs. we have 12 years of experience with the bush tax cuts. we've lost almost one year's wages over those 12 years compared to where we were if you adjust for inflation and the number of people since 2000. it has been an utter failure. we can't afford a little more taxes
, participating in the economy. you take out $30 billion, which is the money that goes to these folks, you take that out of the economy, all that money gets spent instantly. if you remove that, you are going to in essence lose. that $30 billion turns into closer to $48 billion in terms of spending, keeping jobs, at not just their jobs but keeping the jobs of other workers. these folks are not sitting around. the jobs don't exist. they are not there. >> not only are they not sitting...
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economy, in the u.s. society, that really extended far beyond just the patients who that program covers. mr. garamendi: there certainly is a series of things we know we can do to reduce the cost of medicare. some of those are already in place. they've been brought forward by the affordable care act. others are yet to be done. the prescription drug issue is out there. enormous savings, i think $160 billion, $150 billion right there over a 10-year period. the fraud in the system, some of that was dealt with with the affordable care act but there's much more that can be done. there are fraudulent billings for durable medical equipment as well as other kinds of services that are provided. those need to be addressed. the systems that are being put in place, that is moving away from fee for service, will significantly -- we'll significantly address that. and in the area of hospitalization, again, there are programs that are viable, that are not yet implemented, that are not part of the savings that have already
economy, in the u.s. society, that really extended far beyond just the patients who that program covers. mr. garamendi: there certainly is a series of things we know we can do to reduce the cost of medicare. some of those are already in place. they've been brought forward by the affordable care act. others are yet to be done. the prescription drug issue is out there. enormous savings, i think $160 billion, $150 billion right there over a 10-year period. the fraud in the system, some of that was...
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think there's a lot of other reasons why mexico is in the situation it is that is you know its own economy is suffering and that is a lot of corruption politically so i don't think legalization of drugs would be the silver bullets that cures all of these problems but i think would be a really important first step all rights are maybe the first step is trying to make sure that they don't get armed with all these. dangerous weapons back to you appreciate you for weighing and that was matthew feeney is associate editor for reason dot com. well iran today said it captured a u.s. drone that was flying over its airspace in the gulf this is what iran state run media press t.v. is reporting. ron has captured a u.s. drone that is violated the country's airspace you're looking at the latest pictures that have come in in which the r.g.c. has made this announcement and it is backing that up with what you're seeing there on your screen of the u.s. however is denying this u.s. officials say no drones are missing and there's no evidence to back up iran's claims this was a recent report out of the washing
think there's a lot of other reasons why mexico is in the situation it is that is you know its own economy is suffering and that is a lot of corruption politically so i don't think legalization of drugs would be the silver bullets that cures all of these problems but i think would be a really important first step all rights are maybe the first step is trying to make sure that they don't get armed with all these. dangerous weapons back to you appreciate you for weighing and that was matthew...
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if you look at the economy, it is actually doing okay. i think those things go away if we get a deal. i don't think that is priced in at all. connell: great to have you on. thank you for joining us today. >> my pleasure. dagen: a stock alert for you. it could be a record-setting day at fedex. this could be the busiest day in the company's history. they have about 300,000 permanent workers worldwide. they add an additional 20,000 workers for the seasonal work. it is up 1%. goldman sachs, speaking of the economy: even in the firm's baseline forecast, you can expect economic slowdown in early 2013. things will be even worse if washington cannot cut a deal. financial conditions will very likely be cliff like, early january. connell: stick around for the story coming out of australia. the police there are warning drivers that a problem with apple maps can actually be deathly. dagen: gerri mack brown has his hands full. taxes and not state will kill jobs and entrepreneur roles elsewhere. connell: they have some complaints about all of you and y
if you look at the economy, it is actually doing okay. i think those things go away if we get a deal. i don't think that is priced in at all. connell: great to have you on. thank you for joining us today. >> my pleasure. dagen: a stock alert for you. it could be a record-setting day at fedex. this could be the busiest day in the company's history. they have about 300,000 permanent workers worldwide. they add an additional 20,000 workers for the seasonal work. it is up 1%. goldman sachs,...
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mexico's economy is thriving, it just doesn't get talked about. and i think kansas city southern is the way to benefit. >> all aboard! >> it's the nafta railroad except for it doesn't take away our jobs. don't move, "lightning round's" coming. >>> keep up with cramer all day long. follow @jimcramer on twitter and tweet your questions #madtweets. welcome to chevy's year-end event. so, the 5.3-liter v-8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer power? [ laughing ] [ stops laughing ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. this holiday season, trade up to get the 2012 chevy silverado all-star edition for 0% apr financing for 60 months plus $2,000 cash allowance or get a total value of $9,000. i have obligations. cute tobligations, but obligations.g. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-
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republicans going forward to keep this economy on track. again, he's going to make the point that the tax rates need to go up for the top 2% of americans. trying to put that pressure, again, on republicans. just a couple days -- just a day, we should say, after meeting with speaker of the house john boehner. that happened here. the first time the two of them have met one on one alone since the debt ceiling crisis of last july. about a year and a half ago. and they'd only sat at a table together just about a month ago. so there appears to be some progress. and there is a need for progress, thomas, to take place right now. if the deadlines that some of these folks have set, including speaker boehner, if they want to have legislation passed by the 21st, they're going to need to make real progress in writing up that legislation this week. >> yeah. the crunch time is really on. peter alexander, who is classing up the joint there. look at that background. peter alexander in front of the white house. >> looks pretty good. >> thank you, peter. grea
republicans going forward to keep this economy on track. again, he's going to make the point that the tax rates need to go up for the top 2% of americans. trying to put that pressure, again, on republicans. just a couple days -- just a day, we should say, after meeting with speaker of the house john boehner. that happened here. the first time the two of them have met one on one alone since the debt ceiling crisis of last july. about a year and a half ago. and they'd only sat at a table together...
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that'll be a problem for our economy. people will not be engaged unless they have clarity in this thing. i have more faith in this institution. after the end of the day, you do the right thing. if you look at the history of this body, it roughly comes up with the right answer. we have not dealt with the debt ceiling since the beginning of this country. i think we are very capable and we can do it. >> i will respond by saying that we have been trying to deal with our cascading debt and deficit for decades. i would say that we have been far short of doing the right thing to look for a healthy fiscal future. >> thank you, senator. >> i agree that we usually do the right thing but only after we try everything else. the time has come. i see this as a scary time. we need to protect our fragile economy, but it is also an opportunity to move forward. my first question is based on your predictions -- what do you think the timeframe is for possible further downgrades from the credit rating agencies? >> this is my interpretation. i
that'll be a problem for our economy. people will not be engaged unless they have clarity in this thing. i have more faith in this institution. after the end of the day, you do the right thing. if you look at the history of this body, it roughly comes up with the right answer. we have not dealt with the debt ceiling since the beginning of this country. i think we are very capable and we can do it. >> i will respond by saying that we have been trying to deal with our cascading debt and...
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despite joblessness, low wages and everything bad about the economy. holiday sales right now are looking pretty good. the national retail sales federation predicts when all is said and done, they'll be up about 5% this year. so why are some retailers so worried? because there is a rapidly growing giant out there, gobbling up customers like nothing before. so much so, that this may be one of the last christmases you'll ever see with shopping quite like this. >> reporter: america's holiday mall mania is as traditional as tinsel, consumers spending more than a half trillion dollars this year will fuel more than a half million seasonal jobs, but the real frenzy is at home, amazon.com. >> what is amazon up to? >> the ambition it seems is to take over the systems of comp assumption. >> barnie jobson a reporter for the financial times has just written a book about amazon's extraordinary rise. >> amazon's sales have been growing about 20% to 30% a year and this is phenomenal when you consider the rest of the retail sector is growing at best 5% a year. there is
despite joblessness, low wages and everything bad about the economy. holiday sales right now are looking pretty good. the national retail sales federation predicts when all is said and done, they'll be up about 5% this year. so why are some retailers so worried? because there is a rapidly growing giant out there, gobbling up customers like nothing before. so much so, that this may be one of the last christmases you'll ever see with shopping quite like this. >> reporter: america's holiday...
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mexico's economy is thriving, it just doesn't get talked about. i think kansas city southern is the way to benefit. >> all aboard! >> it's the nafta railroad except for it doesn't take away our jobs. don't move, "lightning round's" coming. >>> keep up with cramer all day long. follow @jimcramer on twitter and tweet your questions #madtweets. bp has paid over twenty-threebp billion dollarsnt to the gulf. to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> it is time -- it is time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." rapid fire calls, i tell you whether to buy or sell. play until this sound, and then the "lightning round" is over. are you ready skee-daddy? it's time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." starting with l
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mexico's economy is thriving, it just doesn't get talked about. i think kansas city southern is the way to benefit. >> all aboard! >> it's the nafta railroad except for it doesn't take away our jobs. don't move, "lightning round's" coming. >>> keep up with cramer all day long. follow @jimcramer on twitter and tweet your questions #madtweets. of bad odors in a home. some aerosols may just mix with them. can febreze really remove them? we asked real people what they thought. take a deep breath for me. describe the smell. it's very pleasant. fresh. some kind of flower maybe? remove the blindfold... awww, oh yuck! i didn't smell any of that! febreze air effects doesn't mix, it actually removes odors. [ laughs ] wow, that's incredible. just another way febreze helps you breathe happy. [ laughs ] well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insuran
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if the economy is growing sharply, then if there's some damage from lifting the top rate, maybe the economy could afford it. gdp growth number is not as strong as the jobs report f we had a really weak jobs report, the president would have a really hard time, even getting moderate democrats, to increase the marginal rate. the fact that it's a strong report puts wind in his sails. >> kevin, you've touched on it a little bit. can you be more specific about what you think we're missing from today's report? >> well, i think that what's missing from the report, if we're looking at the health of the overall economy, is that businesses are really pessimistic right now. we've had five months in a row where the orders for capital goods have been going down and, in fact, going down sharply. very often business investment is the thing that turns down right before you have a recession. we have this very dissident set of data. solid jobs report that looks like the trend we saw this year is continuing but we've got businesses holding back, probably in part because of the uncertainty over the fiscal cliff
if the economy is growing sharply, then if there's some damage from lifting the top rate, maybe the economy could afford it. gdp growth number is not as strong as the jobs report f we had a really weak jobs report, the president would have a really hard time, even getting moderate democrats, to increase the marginal rate. the fact that it's a strong report puts wind in his sails. >> kevin, you've touched on it a little bit. can you be more specific about what you think we're missing from...
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they are keeping the economy growing. i listened to what you just said and i heard similar things for the last 3 1/2 years whether it was dubai and bp oil spill or greece or spain or the deleveraging or foreclosures. any of these things that we're supposed to take us out and yet we keep moving. i think the fiscal cliff is another one of these. >> let me ask you about the timing then. deutsche bank had a note out yesterday where they suggested that central banks have bought us a six months of time on the markets. if pmis do not improve, will we see growth? what would you say to that view? >> i mean, i'm pretty simple on this. i do not believe and we could debate this probably all day that quantitative easing itself has helped the economy at all. banks put that money right back to the fed as excess reserves. it hasn't boosted money in the economy. i don't believe that we've seen a false rally or sugar high. i think the growth in the economy and growth in the markets has been driven by productivity and profits. i think it's
they are keeping the economy growing. i listened to what you just said and i heard similar things for the last 3 1/2 years whether it was dubai and bp oil spill or greece or spain or the deleveraging or foreclosures. any of these things that we're supposed to take us out and yet we keep moving. i think the fiscal cliff is another one of these. >> let me ask you about the timing then. deutsche bank had a note out yesterday where they suggested that central banks have bought us a six months...
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if the big developing countries tried to grow their economies exactly how the u.s. and europe did, for example, then we are guaranteed a 6 degree world. essentially, are urging him to step up to the world that he says he wants, to be a climate champion. we just had a press conference where the leaders of the least developed countries, the head of the african group, and small island states, shared exactly our concerns. to be honest, their voices were breaking when they spoke to us about how desperate they are about the negotiations and are clearly putting the blame on rich countries, particularly the united states, as one of the culprits. >> samantha smith, you are a leader of wwf, the world wildlife fund. >> that is what we call it in the united states. >> the level of this conference is a c within another c. if they turn one of them around, it looks like the logo of comedy central. that is funny, but not so much in the context of this subject. the news you were reading about environmentalists and the dangers they face. >> as i was preparing to come to doha, i heard
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what impact will that have on the economy overall? and really, quite frankly, if these tax cuts expire for everyone, it means the middle class will see an enormous tax increase upwards of $2,200 per family on average. that's unacceptable either. my sense is that, having been around for 14 years, we will get to some point of an agreement. the real will be whether john boehner will rely on democratic votes to get this passed. >> i guess the question is -- and everybody would agree on the tax thing. taxing the middle class, there's nobody standing up and saying, yes, taxes should go up on the middle class. let's put that in one category. the next category, which "the wall street journal" points out, is the spending issue. what gets cut? if we have a spending deficit of $1.3 trillions. we're over on our budget $1.3 trillion. what aggressively will democrats bring to the table for cuts realistically once the tax issue is passed? >> well, i can think of something that should have been done a while ago, which is that there should be a change
what impact will that have on the economy overall? and really, quite frankly, if these tax cuts expire for everyone, it means the middle class will see an enormous tax increase upwards of $2,200 per family on average. that's unacceptable either. my sense is that, having been around for 14 years, we will get to some point of an agreement. the real will be whether john boehner will rely on democratic votes to get this passed. >> i guess the question is -- and everybody would agree on the...